Morning:

Tobias is joined by actor Michael Mears who brings his World War One one-man show 'This Evil Thing' to Cambridge's Corpus Playroom this week. Stuart Tuckwood, the 2017 Green parliamentary candidate for Cambridge, reviews the day's papers and Daniel Baker rounds up all the weekend's sport. [More]

John Gannon features music from Craig Douglas, Otis Redding, The Byrds, Louise Cordet and The Mamas & Papas.The Top Ten Chart is from December 3, 1961 plus two more One Hit Wonders and the Guitar Twangers' Corner. [More]

Everyone knows "White Christmas" but how many can name one dozen or more other songs written by the same composer? In this week's "Easy on the Ear", Tony Barnfield explores the Irving Berlin songbook. [More]

Join us for a festive edition, singer Shirley Collins remembers a childhood Christmas, Cara Dillon talks about her Christmas album and Nicola visits the Radio Times headquarters to speak to TV editor Alison Graham about the Christmas edition and how the nation's favourite festive magazine is put together. [More]

Evening:

December's Choice Threads features the music of Welsh songwriter Stephen Black. As well as his band Sweet Baboo (who play the Portland Arms on Monday), Black has also played with anyone who's anyone in Welsh alternative pop, from Cate Le Bon to Gruff Rhys. [More]

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